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PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1906.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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LUST HAUNT OF
THE SHANGHA
Frank T. Bullen Slan
ders Portland.
ARTICLE IN NEW YORK SUN
Makes This Port Survivor of
Barbarism.
MISSTATEMENTS REFUTED
British Consul Laidlaw and Chap
lain Bernays Show That Author
of "Cruise of the Cachalot'
Is Behind the Times.
Frank T. Bullen. now a resident of Lon
don, author of "The Cruise of the Cacha.
lot." and other tales of the pea, has suc
ceeded In having printed In the New
Tork Sun of Sunday, May 13, a two-col
umn article In which he declares and at
tempts to show that Portland, Oregon, Is
"the last haunt of the shanghai," that
sailors are still being kidnaped with Im
punity and that they arc being robbed
of their heard-earned wages while the
practice of a quarter of a century ego
has been suppressed at most other ports.
"Were the article signed by any other man
than Bullen, It might have been passed
over lightly, but Inasmuch as he has
gained somewliat of a reputation as a
narrator of sea yarns, supposed to be
hased on facts gathered while he slaved
before the mast and gulped his coffee
from a rude tin cup In the focs'l of some
merchantman or South Sea whaler, the
charges hurled at Portland in such lavish
manner fall In line for refutation.
Behind the Times.
The article would have been well enough
and somewhat up-to-date had It appeared
In the days of Jim Turk, as late as the
early '80's. when It Is believed that Prank
T. Bullen paid a visit, and likely the only
rtne. to Portland. While Mr. "Rtillf.-n has
'never In his writings stated the exact
tlm of- his visit here. It Is believed that
It was In 1SS2. Somewhere In his works
he mentions meeting the bark Lutter
worth, of Liverpool, which that voyage
went from Portland to Dunkirk without
ever furling ' her royals, and this 'extra
ordinary passage of the Lutterworth Is a
matter of history and was made In 1SR2.
Statement of Frank T. Bullen.
After a lengthy introduction explaining
the origin of the curious verb, "shang
hai." the writer goes on to explain the
Ins and outs of the work, and finally
concludes with the following paragraphs.
Intending to show that Portland, Or., is
the last haunt of the shanghai:
However, coming: to the central point of my
article, the last home of shanghai la the
thriving port of Tortland, Or. This Is with
out controversy among seamen who know anil
any one who cares to Investigate the facts
rosy do so In the blue book dealing with the
causes oC desertion by merchant seamen
abroad.
When, however, we come to the reasons)
why this vile business should still survive
In Portland, having been practically stamped
out everywhere else, we find some difficulty.
Only the same difficulty, tnouirh, which con
fronts every student of American politics
when dealing with particular cities even in
the same Mate.
Law Counts for Nothing.
Nowhere In the civilised world does the
personal element count for so much in the
character of cities as It does in the United
Htates of America. Law apparently counts
for nothing, unless there are to be found men
bold enough and brave enough to administer
it. and this I think, accounts for the reason
why Pan Francisco Is fairly purged of "the
ehanghat boarding-master and his impost of
blood money, and why Portland, Or., still
remains under this shameful ban.
In the farmer place the city officials have,
under pressure from Washington, risen and
grappled with the evil effectually: in the lat
ter there Is yet no sign that any officer of
the law cares to come Into active collision
with these men-stealers.
Callao Yields to Portland.
Callao. which once held the bad eminence
among Shanghai ports, has lost It mainly be
cause of the dying out of the sailing ship,
which. Indeed, still cornea to the Chlncha
Inlands for a-uano, but does not trouble Callao.
The steamshiD does not lend Itself to the
practice of shanghaiing, voyage being too
short and wages on a fairly equable level.
San Francisco and Fortland. Or., are the
last two ports where sailing vessels) may still
be met with in any numbers, and conseuuent
ly it is to them me must look for any linger
ing traces of the old romantic l? practice of
stealing men from one ship to man another,
or on a pinch of sandbagging a respectable
citizen and making It possible for him to
find himself some tine morning one of the
'foremast bands In the ZephanLa. I. Slocum.
bound for Uverpool, whore an order Is pre
ceded by a kick to awaken the dormant fac
ulties. Tribute to the Port. j
Fortland is a place of which her elttsens
may well be proud. It lies In the midst of
a maanlflcently fertile country, full of splen
did timber, growing amaiing quantities of
wheat and on the lordly Willamette River.
abounding In salmon. Also it Is the most
northerly port in the United States on the
I'aclflc coast.
After it comes the territory of the no
account Britisher. British Columbia and Van
couver lslsnd. where, at any rate, there are
law and steady administration of law.
Fortland Is booming, shouting In fact, but
in spite of Its natural advantages there are
still a few little matters requiring adjust
ment, and one of them la certainly the admin
istration of the law. It is no naure of speech
to say that If you have only money enough
and a sufficient pull with the police you may
do whatever you like In Portland, and. whis
per It gently, anywhere else In God's own
United States, as her cltlaens modestly call It,
W hy Sailor Suffers.
In hare Justice, however, to Fortland. It
gh,culd b. said that aba suJXars from aa Influx
of those least desirable citizens who prey upon
sailors and have been driven out of "San
Francisco tin a better-governed community,
of course, they would be rounded up and sen
tenced to be hanged, for all of them are can
didates for the honor, or serve long terms
of Imprisonment. But Portland Is too busy
making money and megaphoning the tale of
her amazing virtues and powers to the at
tendant winds and she haa no time or In
clination to attend to thto plague spot in her
midst.
Therefore the sailor still suffers. Is still
bought and sold like a sheep in the shambles,
still-says "here" when the United States of
ficial causes him to be mustered at the cap
stan before the ship sails, and puts the can
onical questions to him which let him refuse
to answer or misanswer if he dare. ,
Only in fairness let It be admitted that
Jemmy the Turk, or his prototype, no longer
dare go aboard of an Incoming ship and, re
volver in hand, chase her crew over the side
into his boat to sell them again next tide.
No, he must needs now employ his1 powers of
persuasion, backed by a little liquor, the law
being powerless, apparently, to keep hlnv out
of a ship where he is not wanted, as his like
tbut far less potentially harmful) have been
long kept out of homeward-bound ships at
home.
Indignant at Bullen.
Prominent men, familiar with the sit
uation, and residents of the city, when
shown the product of ' Mr." Bullen' s pen,
became Indignant at the manner in which
the port has been placed in the . wrong
light before the reading publicand even
those who have admired Mr. Bullen s1 tales
of the sea declare that he Is certainly sad
ly In need of some fresh information upon
the subject of which he has chosen to
write so freely.
British Consul James Laidlaw said: "1
don't think there has been a case of
suanghai in the Portland harbor for
years. There have been one or two peo
ple substituted, and one of these came be
fore the authorities, with the result that
Taddy Lynch, a notorious crimp of Asto
ria, was sent to the penitentiary for a
term of six years, if I remember rightly.
There is no such a thing as shanghaiing
at present, although I admit that the
Charges for shipping sailors are higher
than Ihey should be. Mr. Bullen Is cer
tainly off when he refers to Portland as
thn last haunt of the shanghai.
Reasons for Desertions.
"There is no question but that there are
more oescrtlons on the Pacific Coast than
In any other part of the world, but this
Is majnlv" attributable to the fact that
sail rs can readily find employment at in
vlting wages. There are better opportuni
ties for the men here than perhaps any
where in the world,' and they learn of
these things before coming here."
Rev. A. E. Bernays, chaplain of the
Seamen's Mission, is perhaps better ac
qmunted with the situation than any one
else, and he, too, says Mr.. Bullen is away
behind the times, although he admires
t.e story of "The Cruise of the Cacha
lot" .
No Shanghaiing Here.
"I don't believe there Is any real ghang
haling going on in. this port. They have
had some trouble on Puget Sound recent
ly and a particular instance that I recol
lect was the case of the ship Scottish
Lochs, In which the boarding-house mas
ters led three sailors to believe that they
were going to England, whereas the ship
was bound for South Africa. . The sail
ors jumped overboard and succeeded In
escaping and the sailor boarding-house
men were arrested, but the charges were
dismissed on account of lack of evidence
because the three sailors did not show-
up when the matter was to come up for
hearing.
'It Is true that sailors are sometimes
robbed, in the sense that they leave the
ships and money and that they are in
debted to the boarding-houses, but this
occurs In every port in this country, and
will continue to take place until the charg
ing of a fee for shipping seamen is ren
dered illegal, as ai present In England,
where formerly a similar condition of af
fairs prevailed.
Restrained by I, aw.
"The boarding- masters still go on board
occasionally, but not In the same bold
manner as before the passing of the re
cent sailor boarding-house act, which pro
hibits a board-!ng-house master or his run
ners to go on a ship without permission
of the captain, and requires every boird-
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SIR NICHOI.AS O'C'ONOR, WHO HAS
WON A DIPLOMATIC VICTORY
OVER THE SULTAN. f
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Mr Jwcnoias Roderick- O Conor,
whose rigid insistence on British de
mands In regard to the Tabah boun
dary has caused the Sultan to yield,
thus obviating the threatened naval
demonstration by England, is British
Ambassador to the Sublime Porte and
is distinguished as a diplomat. He
has been secretary and charge d'af
faires at Washington, Minister at
Tekln. Ambassador at St. Petersburg,
and also haa served his government
at The Hague. Madrid and Parts. He
was born In Ireland in 1S43 and en
tered the diplomatic service in 18
as attache at Berlin. Since 19S Sir
Nlcholaa has been Ambassador at the
Sultan's capital. He . Is a knight
commander of the Bath, and grand
companion of the Order of St. Mich
ael and Pt. George. His Irish estate
Is at Dundermott. Ballymore. County
Roscommon. His wife la a grand
daughter of the 14th Duk of Norfolk.
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ASSAULT
EAT
Tom Williams, Member of Anti
Saloon League, Is Beaten
by Gilbert Lacy.
TAKEN FOR A SPOTTER
Although It AVas Sunday Morning
the Saloons Were Run Wide
Open and the Marshal Was
Out of Sight.
PHASES OF RAINIER OUTRAGES.
About three weeks ago. W. C.
Fischer, an attorney of Rainier, Co
lumbia County, Or., and assistant edl
( tor of the Advocate, a prohibition pa
per published at that place, was made
the victim of a vicious assault by
James Remington, a Portland tough,
known as the "Cockney Kid."
Detective Lou Hartman, of this city,
was engaged on the case, and secured
a confession from the "Cockney Kid,"
implicating every saloonkeeper In Rai
nier In the assault, with the excep-
tlon of those conducting the Gem sa
loon, and Including; also Town Mar
shal Zwemmer, of that place.
As a result of this confession war
rants were issued for the arrest of
A. D. Tierce, proprietor of the Pierce
Cafe, at Rainier; Bartender Wilson,
employed by Leon Capelle, a Rainier
saloonkeeper, and Melvln Miles, a
boatman, who is alleged to have abetted-
In the escape of the "Cockney
Kid" from pursuing officers.
District Attorney Harrison Allen,
who has been in Portland since Sat
urday night attending the Fair, will
leave for Rainier thiai morning to con
duct the prosecution of those impli
cated in the "Cockney Kid's" confes
sion, as well as take up the Investi
gation of this latest outrage.
Local ministers charge that the re
cent assaults were Instigated by Port
land liquor men. This la denied by
the latter.
RAINIER, Or..- May 20. (Special.) Tom
Williams, a member of the Anti-Saloon
League of this place, was assaulted by a
barroom ' habitue named Gilbert Lacy
early this morning.' The saloons had- just
closed, and Williams was passing the
Postofflce bulldine. when Lacy came
across the street and assaulted him.
Lacy, Joe Brough, the .bartender who Is
under arrest for assaulting W. C. Fischer
a short time ago. and Nellie Sexton, a
waitress at W. C. Lee's hotel, were on the
opposite side of the street, walking in the
same direction as Williams. When Lacy
crossed the street to make the assault
Brough and the Sexton girl turned and
came back down the street. The City Mar
shal was not present. Williams Is badly
beaten about the face and head.
Williams was one of the party who
helped arrest the "Cockney Kid" the night
of the assault on Fischer. No reason is
given for the assault, except that the sa
loons were running wide open this morn
ing, and Williams was looked upon aa a
spotter.
Much criticism is heard on the street of
the Incompetency of the City Marshal to
cope with conditions In Rainier at the
present time. It is predicted that blood
will be spilled If a competent Marshal Is
not secured at once.
Williams was converted about two
months ago and Joined the Methodist
church. Prior thereto he was Inclined to
be wild, but was always considered a quiet
sort of fellow, except when under the in
fluence of liquor. Since his conversion he
has not touched liquor until last night,
when he Is known to have taken a few
drinks. There was a ball in town last
night, which did not break up until early
this morning, and Williams is said to have
attended it.
Lee owns the hotel and Log Cabin sa
loon. Gilbert Lacy was a frequenter of
his place.
DISTRICT ATTORXE1 TO ACT
Lawless Element at Rainier Will
Feel Strong Hand of the Law.
District Attorney Harrison sAllen, of
Astoria, who came to Portland Saturday
night for the purpose of attend4ng the
"Made in Oregon" fair, was shown the
foregoing dispatch from Rainier, and
Btated that It was the first Intimation
he had received of this latest, outrage
at Rainier.
'I am going back to St. Helens to
morrow morning," said Mr. Allen last
night, "and shall certainly do my ut
most to prosecute Mr. Williams' assailant
and all parties connected therewith. The
assault upon Mr. Fischer was very cow
ardly, and merits not only the condemna
tion of every self-respecting citizen of
Columbia County, but is deplored by
every decent saloonkeeper In the county.
"I think by the time the crowd who
are at the bottom of the assault upon
Mr. Fischer and those who were ac
cessories after the fact, get through with
the state authorities in Columbia Coun
ty they will have had enough of such
conduct.
'As far as Tom Williams is concerned.
I am acquainted with him personally. He
has never furnished the state or any of
its officials any information concerning
the Fischer affair, and if that was the
motive prompting the assault upon him
It was entirely uncalled for. The effect
of such conduct on the part of the sym
pathizers with the defendants in the
cases now under investigation will simply
be. as long as I am District Attorney,
which will be for the next two years.
that every saloon in that incorporation
will be compelled to obey every state
law in the statutes.
Tom Williams has never acted as a
spotter to my knowledge, and I- consider
the assault, 11 such, was without the .
MAD
RAINIER
ELEVEN PROPOSED MEAS
URES. Voters of Oregon should not
forget that they will be called
upon in the election on June to
express an opinion for or against
11 measures which have been
submitted to the people for their
action. One of these is an ap
propriation bill passed by the
last Legislature, and referred to
the people, five are constitu
tional amendments and five are
Initiatory laws. ' Since each
measure must receive a majority
of all votes east upon It la order
to earry, failure to mark a ballot
' doe-si not count aa a vote against
the measure. This should be
borne in mind. The substance of
these measures has already been
published In The Oregonian and
further explanation of them will
be made from time to time.
Copies of them may be secured
from County Clerks. Briefly stat
ed, the measures are:
Appropriation bill of 1905.
Woman suffrage amendment
Amendment changing method
amending the Constitution,
Home rule for cities amend
ment. State printer amendment.
Amendment for . initiative and
referendum on special laws.
New local-option 'law.
Purchase of Barlow road by
the state for $24,000.
Anti-pass law.
Gross earnings tax on sleep
ing, refrigerator and oil . car
companies.
Gross earnings tax on express,
telephone and telegraph companies.
fault of Mr. Williams, cowardly and un
called for.
Mr. Allen stated further that the great
trouDie in such cases was that the Den
alty for such offenses was not severe
enough, and thought a law should be
enaoted making it a felony for one per
son not being armed with a dangerous
weapon to assault another with intent
to do great bodily harm. As it is at
present, a man may assault another, beat
kick and bruise him until he is almost
dead, and if an Intent to kill is not
established beyond reasonable doubt 'by
the prosecution, the defendant escapes
with a fine or County Jail sentence;
whereas, a man may shoot or stab and
bodily wound a person, and the party
assailed may not suffer one-half the pain,
and the defendant who does make the
assault with a dangerous weapon receive
a penitentiary sentence.
We have ample testimony," continued
Mr. Allen, "to secure the conviction of
the assailants of Fischer. The "Cockney
Kid' has pleaded guilty and will be a
witness for the State. Detective Lou
Hartman, of Portland, and Sheriff White.
of Columbia County, deserve the greatest
credit for the thorough manner in which
t'ey performed the work that resulted
in securing the necessary evidence."
Detective Ijoxj Hartman. upon being told
about the ffalr, did not seem at all sur
prised. "Unless they put a Town Mar
shal in Rainier who can grasp the-situation
and knows how to handle those peo
ple," said he last night, "there Is almost
a certainty of bloodshed before thev get
through with this thing. It Is my opin
ion the Sheriff of that county should
throw two or three good deputies into the
place and let them take care of that
crowd. 1 know one or two men In Rainier
who would answer the purpose if clothed
with the proper authority, and the Sheriff
should take steps to curb this dangerous
element before they get beyond control.
"The report of the Columbia County
grand jury, published in The Oregonian
this morning, will have a tendency to
strengthen the hands of the law officers,
and I feel quite certain that this latest
outrage will result In Judge McBride im
posing the limit of one year's sentence in
the County Jail and $500 fine upon all
those who may be convicted of the recent
assault upon Fischer."
Detective Hartman stated also that Dis
trict Attorney Allen had asked him to ac
company him to Rainier this morning, but
he could not do so in the absence of in
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY S Maximum temperature, 60
deg.; minimum, 49 deg.
TODAY'S Partly cloudy, with occasional light
ihowers; warmer; south to west winds.
Foreign.
Refusal of Czar to receive House deputation
ts Constitutional Democrat wild with
rase. Pa are 1.
New crisis is impending in Hungary. Pag 1.
Prertdont Palma Is inaugurated at Havana
with impressive ceremonies. Page a.
Anniversary of Cuban Independence celebrated
ai banquet at wasmngion. rage a.
Domestic.
Over 200 made horn e 1 em by fi res in Upper
Michigan Peninsula. rage 4.
Presbyterian Assembly may form brotherhood
to interest men in cnurcn worn, rage 3.
Voltva cuts down expenses In Zion. Page 3.
Automobile runa Into telegraph pole while
rounding a sharp curve, iage 2.
Congrews. "
Congrww !s well up with the calendar and
early adjournment is prooaDie. rage 4.
Demfr-mti - In the . House are filibustering In
beball ot the statenooa oui. rage 4.
National.
Cruteer Columbia will proceed at once to
ban to Domingo with ew marines. Page 1.
Telephones used more than telegraph wires.
says census report, page 4.
Faciflo Coast.
S. A. D. Puter i arrested after visiting his
wife at Berkeley, tai. rage 1.
Tom Williams, a member of the Rainier Antl-
Saioon League, assaulted toy oilbert Lacy.
Page 1.
J. D. Real drowns himself in the Willamette
at Albany. Page
Oregon State Grange meets at Albany, Hay
22-24. Page 5.
Senrcb for the Pole.
Anglo-American expedition leaves Victoria to
search for land in Far North. Page 2.
French scientist are taking much interest in
wllman'a expedition to tne orth Pole.
Fa;e 2.
8 port .
Artful is withdrawn at lsst moment from
Brooklyn handicap. Page 13.
Portland and Vicinity.
Frank T. Bullen, noted writer, declares In
?s.-w Tork run tnai ronnna is me "last
haunt of the shanghai," while well-informed
ctt!sn here declare that the au
thor is way behind the times and is writ
ing ancient history. Page 1.
Principal Mtlner. of the IVoodlawn School, en
gages in a larony quarrtM. Biaooeo in trte
back and has an eye blackened. Page 14.
Portland and Valley delegates depart for Coos
Bay Congress. Page 8.
Republicans are sure, of tsuccesa. Page 8.
Plan to establish luncheon-rooms in city
schools meeta approval or leacnem. Page 8.
Idea suggested for homes for the feeble
minded. Page v.
Equal' Suffrage meeting answers business men.
Page l.
Fruit Inspectors are after the pests. Page 14.
germons from pu!pit of Portland churches.
SID. PUTER
IT AH
Land Fraud Conspirator Tries
to Draw Pistol, But is Cov
ered by Detectives.
ON HIS WAY TO CHINA
Visits His Wife at Berkeley and Was
on His Way to Keep Appoint
ment With a Woman When
He Was Arrested.
DRAWN BY HIS FAMILY.
Several weeks ago S. A. D. Puter,
who had been convicted In the Federal
Courts of this state In December, 1(04,
on account of connection with the fa
mous "11-7" land-fraud cases, and who
was under indictment on other con
spiracy charges to defraud the Gov
ernment of its public domain, made a
sensational escape in Boston fro.n Se
cret Service" Agent WIlHajn J. Burns,
who had arrested hfra after t. long
chose.
Nothing more has been heard of him
from that day to thia, until apprehended 1
last night. His family resides tn
Berkeley, Cal., only a few miles dis
tant from the point of his arrest, and
It Is believed his presence in that neigh
borhood was brought about through
anxiety, for members of his household
on account of the recent earthquake.
Despite Puter's unsavory reputation.
It Is ..known that he possesses the
warmest affection for his family, and
those In a position to know declare
that he would come from the most re
mote corner of the earth to their as
sistance if he thought they needed it,
or were threatened In any way with
danger.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 21. S. A. D.
Puter, convicted of complicity in the Ore
gon land frauds, and who has been hunt
ed for months by the Federal authorities
since he escaped from detectives in Bos
ton, was arrested in Alameda today by
Secret Service. men.' Puter did not will
8. A. D. Futer.
lngly submit to arrest, "but attempted to
draw a revolver. The detectives quickly
covered him with their pistols, but even
then had much trouble In getting their
prisoner to the police station.
Puter arrived from New York three days
ago and went to Alameda, where he took
a room In a lodging-house on Park street.
Last night he visited his wife in Berkeley,
and after remaining there several hours
returned to his lodgings. The Secret Serv
ice men learned of his whereabouts by
shadowing a woman. He was on his way
to keep an appointment with this woman
when arrested.
Puter had taken the name of James
William Barr and traveled under that
alias since leaving- the East. He informed
the detectives tnat ne bad engaged pass
age on a steamer for China and intended
leaving .for that country In a few days.
According to the Secret Service men.
Puter's room on Park avenue resembled
an arsenal. Over his bed hung a Win
chester rifle and in a drawer was a heavy
Colt s revolver, besides the one found In
his possession when captured.
WILD FLIGHT OF NEGRO
Escapes Fusillade of Bullets and
Lynching in Xew York.
NEW TORK. May 30. A negro was
probably nearer to being lynched In the
City of New Tork today than a negro
has been here In several years. The negro
was Thomas Jefferson, who lives In the
heart of the district known as "San
Juan Hill." He now thanks Policeman
Carmody for his life. He has also the
distinction of having escaped the marks
manship of three citizens, who successive
ly blazed away at him wlUj their re
volvers. Carmody had arrested the negro and
two colored women, while the three -were
engaged In a fight. He landed the two
women at the station-house In West
Sixty-eighth street, but Jefferson sudden
ly struck-the officer and made a daih for
Broadway. As he did so a pedestrian
pulled a revolver.
Don t snoot, snouted L'armoay. "I u
get htm."
Sure. I 11 snoot.' responded the man.
He blazed away twice, but missed Jef
ferson, who continued to run. Just then
an automobile containing four men came
up Broadway. One of them stood up In
his seat and pulled a revolver.
Don't shoot," again shouted Carmody,
waving his club. "111 outrun him."
Ion won't have to," responded the
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man In the automobile. Ha also shot
twice at the fleeing figure. In the middle
ot the block pursuer and pursued passed
a man backed up against a lamp-post
When he saw that the policeman was
trying to catch the negro, he also drew a
revolver.
"Let him alone." shouted Carmody, as
he passed the man. ."You'll shoot by mis
take.
"Wouldn't shoot you for the world.
answered the man, "but I'll stop him.
He levelled his revolver and shot three
times. The. shots did not strike Jefferson
but they attracted the attention of a
crowd of men and boys. They got in
iront ot the negro and tripped him.
"Hang him," they shouted as Carmody
ran up. ...
"Get a rope," another yelled.
"Here's one,'- cried a milkman, who
drove up and leaned out of his wagon
with a rope, ten feet long in his hand.
Half a dozen men made a rush for it.
while 20 more bore Jefferson to the
ground and began to beat and kick him
Carmody drew' his revolver.
"The first man who puts a rope to that
prisoner gets shot through the head," he
shouted. -
"Let's lynch him,", the crowd continued
to yell, as they crowded around the po
liceman and the negro with the rope be
ing Jerked from hand to hand. Carmody
began to fight to get to the negro, but
the crowd was resisting him-when the
reserves arrived. The squad of., officers
with drawn weapons forced their way
through the crowd and finally secured a
seriously hurt and bleeding prisoner.
RUSH CRUISER FOR SEA
COLUMBIA HAS ORDERS TO PRO.
CEED TO SAXTO DOMINGO.
Marines From Other Vessels to the
Number of 600 Are Put
Aboard Vessel.
PHILADELPHIA, May 20. The cruiser
Columbia Is being hastily prepared at
league Island for sea and will leave for
Santo Domingo tomorrow with 600 ma
rines. Under hurry orders from the Navy
Department, detachments of marines from
Boston, Brooklyn, Washington and Nor
folk arrived, here during the day and are
on board' the Columbia.
Mission Kept a Secret.
WASHINGTON, May 20. The cruiser
Columbia, which Is expected to leave Phil
adelphia tomorrow for West Indian wa
ters with si detachment of marines, will
make her first stop at the naval station
at Guantanamo. On arriving there fur
ther orders will be given to her com
mander. The officials of the navigation bureau of
the Navy Department declined tonight to
indicate the purpose lor which the ma
rines are being sent to the West Indies
saying, however, that It hae no bearing on
the San Domingo situation. The Navy
Department is watching closely for any
signs of the reported projected filibuster
ing movement from Porto Rico to San Do
mingo.
AMERICAN OFFICIAL SHOT
Vice-Consul Stuart Murdered at His
Country Home Near Batoum.
BATOUM, May 21. W. H. .Stuart,
the American Vice-Consul, was shot
and killed at his country place last
nrght. The assassin escaped.
Batum or Batuom Is a strongly for
tified seaport of Asiatic Russia, In the
Government of Kutais (Transcau
casia), on the east shore of the Black
Sea. It has a population of about
30,000.
CONDITION IS UNCHANGED
Senator Heyburn Has Lost Xo
Ground, But Does Not Improve.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, May 20. Senator Heyburn's condi
tion remains unchanged today. He failed
to Improve further, but lost no ground.
His condition Is better than it was three
or four days ago.
MASCAGXI. WHOSE NEW OPERA
18 RECEIVED WITH GREAT
PI.AFDIT8 IN FLORENCE.
Pitro Maacagnl, whose new opera,
"Trie was received with acclaim at
Florence, tm the son of a baker and
waa born at Leghorn in 1863. He
first studied the piano, and some
years later played the role of trouba
dour, folio wins; the fortunes of a small
opera company. In 1888 he began
work on his most celebrated, produc
tion, "Cavalleria .Rustlcana." a prise
having; been offered by a Milan man
ager for the best hort opera. Mas
cagnl won, and when the work waa
produced in I860 It created a mimical
sensation. . Early In 1003 he at
tempted a tour of thla country, but
troubles beset hfm. His music failed
to arrive, on time, his musicians
struck, "he was twice arrested in Bos
ton, and when he arrived in- Chicago
his personal property was attached.
Then he abandoned the tour. When
he got back to Italy, Maacagnl de
clared a "musical Monroe doctrine"
had caused his troubles.
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RUSSIAN DEPUTIES
WILD
m
Czar Refuses to Receive
House Delegation.
CIVIL WAR IS THREATENED
Leaders of Democrats Prevent
Radical Action for the Time;
SCENE EXPECTED TODAY
Reply to the Address to the Throne
Ordered by Nicholas to Be Pre
sented to Him Through.
Ministry of Courts.
SAYS PARLIAMENT IS DEAD.
LONDON, May 21. The Dally Tele
graph's St. Petersburg's correspondent
declares that the days of the Rtituilan
Parliament are numbered. He aya:
"In the eyes of the court party
the Parliament 1 already dead, the
only question not solved being how and
when to arrange a decent burial. My
belief la that the crown will dissolve
the Parliament, promulgate a narrow
electoral law and order new elections,
which will result In the return of Us
own partisans."
ST. PETERSBURG, May 20.-A bomb
was thrown into tha Parliamentary
camp this afternoon by a note received
by President Mouromtseff, of the lower
house, from Peterhof, which. Instead
of making an appointment for an audi
ence at which a deputation could
present the address In reply to the
speech from the throne', contained the
Information that Emperor Nicholas
would not receive the deputation and.
that the address must be presented
through the Ministry of the Court.
Disconcerted utterly at this unex
pected development, the leaders of the
majority In the House hastily sum
moned a caucus of the Constitutional.
Democratic members. President Mour
omtseff, instead of sending the ad
dress to Baron Fredericks, Minister of
the Imperial House, Immediately issued
a call for a meeting of Parliament at
11 o'clock tomorrow, at which he will
report the occurrence and ask for fur
ther instructions. A most heated meet
ing Is In prospect.
First Regarded as Challenge.
The first disposition of the caucus
of Constitutional Democrats, which was
in session all afternoon and evening,
and at midnight had not been concluded,
was to regard the refusal to receive thf
deputation as a challenge and an open
affront, which was only answerable by
a counter declaration of war. The
Deputies were wild with rage, but after
the first passion had cooled the leaders
recognized the danger of too precipL
tate action, and set for themselves the
task of bringing their enraged follow
ers under control.
Outsiders were not admitted to the
caucus, but through the glass doors
of the great hall of the Constitutional
Club, where the session was held. It
could be seen that Professor Miliukoff.
Prince Dolgourokoft and others were
on their feet time and again, pleading
with and commanding their auditors
to act deliberately and firmly, and not
to ruin all by unreasoning passion.
Cooler counsels seemed ultimately to
be prevailing, but It is almost certain
that the radical group, accompanied by
a portion of the 'peasants, will break
away tomorrow and endeavor to force
the House Into some fiery declaration
against the Emperor and ths govern
ment, which might compel an immedi
ate rupture, entailing dissolution and
civil war.
Constitutional Point Involved.
An interesting constitutional point Id
Involved in the refusal of a personal
udience by the Emperor. According to
the parliamentary law, "the president
submits to the consideration of the Em
peror the transactions of the lower
house," but It Is not stated whether
he does so personally, and a deputation
Is nowhere authorized.
The Associated Press is Informed by
a member of the Ministry that Emperor
Nicholas waa willing to receive Presi
dent Mouromtseff, but that the action
of the House In appointing a delega
tion to accompany him was regarded as
a dangerous precedent, capable of being
stretched to Include a deputation -of any
size even the whole of the member
ship of the House.
Way to Avoid' Rupture.
This Minister intimated that if the'
leaders of the House desired to avoid
a rupture they could do so either by
accepting the Instructions to present
the address through the Ministry of the
Court, as a proper and Justifiable mat
ter of routine, or could, by keeping
within the limits of the constitutional
provision, direct the President of the
House to apply alone for an audience.
It was pointed out that no distinction
had been made between the lower
house and the Council of the Empire,
and that the last named body has also
been Instructed to present its address
through the same channel.
President Mouromtseff again went to
Peterhof this evening In order to be
presented to the Empress, who had no
opportunity of meeting him during tha
ceremonies Saturday. He did not see
the Emperor,